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and so jon huntsman got out, early. and while the obama campaign must have been relieved when he exited the race, the fact that he exited the race completely, without having to go through the worst of the nonsense from the republican primary, and the fact that he got out in a way that largely kept him from being associated with the ultimately losing and now politically toxic mitt romney campaign, all of that means that jon huntsman is alive and well in american politics. jon huntsman is available to be a potential leader in the future republican party. and whether or not you like the republican party, frankly, that party having somebody available for a leadership role, who has been a successful governor and a successful ambassador to china, who has a constructive mutually respectful relationship with president obama, who was willing to put country first enough to work for president obama, even though he is a republican, a guy who believes in science and isn't embarrassed about it, to have that guy survive in republican
and so jon huntsman got out, early. and while the obama campaign must have been relieved when he exited the race, the fact that he exited the race completely, without having to go through the worst of the nonsense from the republican primary, and the fact that he got out in a way that largely kept him from being associated with the ultimately losing and now politically toxic mitt romney campaign, all of that means that jon huntsman is alive and well in american politics. jon huntsman is...
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>> they could have done better with a jon huntsman. that highlight reel you showed is easier to enjoy in retrospect than at the time when you thought good lord our country may be in trouble here. but sure, i don't think they could have actually done any better than romney. because romney, what romney had that none of them except maybe huntsman had, is that you could project -- could just project on him any belief you wanted to and the fact that he was a flip flopper was his greatest strength and that's what he showedp he showed since the first debate. >> tim pawlenty and jon huntsman having too much i guess core belief in anything at all to act as a blank screen. >> pawlenty is so terminally dull. he makes romney look like springsteen. >> well, that is quite a statement. >> wow. >> i didn't think it's -- i don't think the choice of character was really that problem this time around. it's not that their profile didn't fit. they need a nominee next time around who can lead this party in a different direction. talking about the house and
>> they could have done better with a jon huntsman. that highlight reel you showed is easier to enjoy in retrospect than at the time when you thought good lord our country may be in trouble here. but sure, i don't think they could have actually done any better than romney. because romney, what romney had that none of them except maybe huntsman had, is that you could project -- could just project on him any belief you wanted to and the fact that he was a flip flopper was his greatest...
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also ahead on "starting point" new article says that if jon huntsman, remember jon huntsman, he was, he really couldn't make it as a republican nominee, but he, the new article says that a president would be out of office if, in fact, jon huntsman had been the nominee. is the party too far right for its own good? we'll talk to abby huntsman, who wrote in a vote for her dad in this election. and it became a household name with the movie encino man. pauly shore is crossing over to a different kind of comedy. he talls it pauly-tics. it's going to join us live right ahead. . [ tylenol bottle ] nyquil what are you doing? [ nyquil bottle ] just reading your label. wait...you relieve nasal congestion? sure don't you? [ nyquil bottle ] dude! [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. nyquil® cold and flu doesn't. throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noo
also ahead on "starting point" new article says that if jon huntsman, remember jon huntsman, he was, he really couldn't make it as a republican nominee, but he, the new article says that a president would be out of office if, in fact, jon huntsman had been the nominee. is the party too far right for its own good? we'll talk to abby huntsman, who wrote in a vote for her dad in this election. and it became a household name with the movie encino man. pauly shore is crossing over to a...
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and i want to tell you more about jon huntsman's criticism of his party. here's what he said about his primary contenders. and i'm quoting here. i looked down the debate stage and half of them were probably on fox contracts at one point in their career. you do that. you write some books, you go out and sell some more and get a radio gig or something out of it. you say to yourself, the barriers of entry to this game are pretty damn low. this is huntsman talking about his fellow primary contenders. >> yeah. well, that was not a surprise, you know, last year. in 2011, many people were saying at that point that the republican primary field was very weak. now, republicans going forward feel a little bit better about 2016 because they think that they have a very strong primary field. but it isn't any big secret that that field was very weak. >> but erin, you know, they said we have a strong bench. we have a strong team. but the primary is focused on appealing to voters at the extremes and you can't do that in the current climate when the republican party -- >> t
and i want to tell you more about jon huntsman's criticism of his party. here's what he said about his primary contenders. and i'm quoting here. i looked down the debate stage and half of them were probably on fox contracts at one point in their career. you do that. you write some books, you go out and sell some more and get a radio gig or something out of it. you say to yourself, the barriers of entry to this game are pretty damn low. this is huntsman talking about his fellow primary...
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former republican presidential candidate and ambassador jon huntsman. gary bauer, himself a former presidential candidate, and now president of the conservative group american values. republican congresswoman cathy mcmorris rogers, the highest ranking republican woman in congress. and our own cnn senior congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, i'm going to hand this to you. but i want to ask your guests to give a one or two-word answer to kick this off. why did republicans lose a couple seats in the senate, maybe a couple in the house, and of course the white house? >> thanks, candy. well, it's great to be here with all of you. mr. secretary? >> i would lay the blame squarely on the far right wing of the republican party. >> governor. >> no vision. without a clear vision for the future you're not going to be able to rally people of all backgrounds. >> i think that was a shot at you. i'll let you answer that. >> i was going to say i think it's due at least in part to folks in our party that seem intent on attacking the fact that we're the conservativ
former republican presidential candidate and ambassador jon huntsman. gary bauer, himself a former presidential candidate, and now president of the conservative group american values. republican congresswoman cathy mcmorris rogers, the highest ranking republican woman in congress. and our own cnn senior congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, i'm going to hand this to you. but i want to ask your guests to give a one or two-word answer to kick this off. why did republicans lose a couple...
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four years from now because i do like jon huntsman a lot. >> thank you both for joining me. we'll see what happens. less than four years away till the next presidential election. thank you both for joining us. >>> 'tis the season is travel. we'll show you ho you the nation's airports and roadways are faring today and what it may mean for the hustle and bustle closer to christmas. >>> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. this week on "the next list" meet max little, a math wiz and innovator with a surprising goal. >> my name's max little. i'm aiming to screen the population for parkinson's disease. >> max little has a bold idea. what if doctors could detect parkinson's disease simply by the sound of your voice? >> ah! >> max little is close to proving just that. he says one simple voice test can determine if someone has parkinson's. all you need is a telephone. >> we've got an ultralow cost way of detecting the disease. >> watch how max little's surprising idea is taking shape. let's say you want to get ahead in your career. how do you get from here... to here? at university of phoenix we'r
four years from now because i do like jon huntsman a lot. >> thank you both for joining me. we'll see what happens. less than four years away till the next presidential election. thank you both for joining us. >>> 'tis the season is travel. we'll show you ho you the nation's airports and roadways are faring today and what it may mean for the hustle and bustle closer to christmas. >>> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. this week on "the next list" meet max little, a math wiz...
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it was jon huntsman. i guess republicans don't like winning either. i'm serious. >> the responsibility lies with the candidate to pull voters to him. and i will say in mitt romney's case -- >> yeah. >> -- mitt romney had 100 different sister soulja moments over the past three years he could have taken. when glen beck came out several years ago and called the president of the united states a racist who hated all white people, that would have been a great time -- and igsd said an the show -- to show he was distancing himself from the hate or extremism. >> or when he called that woman a slut. it would have cost mitt romney nothing to say something more forceful to rush at that moment and yet he refused to do that. it would have helped them. very weak. very weak. >> they make a couple of really big mistakes. one was that they thought the anti-obama hatred would drive enough people to the polls. there just weren't enough -- there wasn't enough hatred out there to turn out enough people, number one. number two, they thought the economy would trump everythin
it was jon huntsman. i guess republicans don't like winning either. i'm serious. >> the responsibility lies with the candidate to pull voters to him. and i will say in mitt romney's case -- >> yeah. >> -- mitt romney had 100 different sister soulja moments over the past three years he could have taken. when glen beck came out several years ago and called the president of the united states a racist who hated all white people, that would have been a great time -- and igsd said...
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huntsman joins us next. >> jon meacham. this is such a confusing shot. >> pulitzer prize-winning author jon meacham joins the table. we'll be right back. my friend told me about a great new way to get deals. it's called bankamerideals, from bank of america. i choose the cash back deals in my mobile or online banking. i just use my bank of america debit or credit card when i pay. put in my account. this is cash back on top of other rewards we already get. and best of all, it's free. friends help friends get deals. pass it on. [ male announcer ] introducing bankamerideals, free for online banking customers. sign in to your online banking to choose your deals today. who doesn't like a good deal? gives you a low national plan premium... so you can focus on what really matters. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ mal
huntsman joins us next. >> jon meacham. this is such a confusing shot. >> pulitzer prize-winning author jon meacham joins the table. we'll be right back. my friend told me about a great new way to get deals. it's called bankamerideals, from bank of america. i choose the cash back deals in my mobile or online banking. i just use my bank of america debit or credit card when i pay. put in my account. this is cash back on top of other rewards we already get. and best of all, it's free....
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abby's dad, ambassador jon huntsman is here. >> definite conflict of interest. i had no choice. >> welcome and good morning to all of you here. let's begin with this, the supreme court may decide as early as today if it will tackle same-sex marriage. oh, forgive me. >> we'll get to that in a second. let's start with talking about what's going on in washington. >> easy start. >> we want to talk about the gridlock. you said ambassador of your party, compromise has got to be seen as more than a treasonous thing. without meeting much in the middle here, you know, is this getting ugly? >> well, it always does right before you have a breakthrough. i'm an optimist. i think we're going to have a breakthrough. i think the stakes are so high in this case when you look at the numbers and potential impact in the marketplace and the prospects for a downgrade by moody's. you can imagine what that would do for everyone's savings and revertebrae rations in the economy when you're 23% of the world's gdp still. i am guessing members of congress will have a moment of clarity in th
abby's dad, ambassador jon huntsman is here. >> definite conflict of interest. i had no choice. >> welcome and good morning to all of you here. let's begin with this, the supreme court may decide as early as today if it will tackle same-sex marriage. oh, forgive me. >> we'll get to that in a second. let's start with talking about what's going on in washington. >> easy start. >> we want to talk about the gridlock. you said ambassador of your party, compromise has...
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>> jon huntsman was governor of utah, perhaps the most conservative state in the country. he's no liberal but he has sense and reason and would have been a more appealing candidate than mitt romney. i still think the president would have won. to this point, you know, the primaries are really where the republican party has a problem. they have spent so long telling the tea party and telling the far right, you're right. you are morally just. everything you're saying is correct. that they've allowed that wing of the party to take over the entire party. so, in the primaries this year, you know, you saw even jon huntsman raising hi hand and saying, he wouldn't vote for the 10-1 spending cuts to tax increases deal. it's going to be a real test in 2014 in the midterms to see if they are able to field a corroborate of reasonable moderate candidates who are appealing in a general election. >> well, jonathan, the elections are -- come down to numbers. it comes down to who gets the most votes. can't the republicans see that they've been rejected? they've lost the popular vote in the
>> jon huntsman was governor of utah, perhaps the most conservative state in the country. he's no liberal but he has sense and reason and would have been a more appealing candidate than mitt romney. i still think the president would have won. to this point, you know, the primaries are really where the republican party has a problem. they have spent so long telling the tea party and telling the far right, you're right. you are morally just. everything you're saying is correct. that they've...
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. >> i agree with the chairman that it was the beginning and end for jon huntsman, but it was also in the long term the beginning of the end for mitt romney. >> how so? >> well, because he began to lock himself into a position of grover norquisting himself for the whole election. and that played into who he was as a businessman. that played into the 47%. >> it's today's politics. it's like they used to say you have to be the most segregationist guy in the south. you can never be an inch away from it because somebody would always go to the right. >> i guess you could say that whatever an early primary season crowd claps for furiously is going to kill you in october 15th in ohio. that's exactly what happened. >> i'm thrilled sometimes thinking how great politics is, these moments that you do. let's get back to the iowa caucus. iowa is another unique state in the caucuses. mitt romney's campaign and the super pac supporting him were on a mission to annihilate all competition with the ads. it was dresden, just bomb the hell out of the city. newt gingrich was the biggest threat. they destr
. >> i agree with the chairman that it was the beginning and end for jon huntsman, but it was also in the long term the beginning of the end for mitt romney. >> how so? >> well, because he began to lock himself into a position of grover norquisting himself for the whole election. and that played into who he was as a businessman. that played into the 47%. >> it's today's politics. it's like they used to say you have to be the most segregationist guy in the south. you can...
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jon huntsman could not get above 3% in the primary. >> he ran a lousy campaign. i mean, he's responsible in the end for not carrying that message forward. but you know what? more people other than erick erickson on the conservative blogosphere and conservative publication should have picked up that fact. he ran a lousy campaign early on. if he runs again, maybe he'll run a better campaign. but i think also, though, he didn't -- he was not sufficiently angry enough in this environment that the primary process was fought in. he wasn't anti-intellectual enough. >> and downplayed his conservatism. >> that was the biggest mistake. he downplayed his conservatism from the very beginning. and i want to say again, mark halperin, the anti-intellectualism in the republican party over the past decade has been growing. that's another thing bobby jindal has been talking about. that's got to change. that's got to change. we not only have to win over hispanics, we've got to win over educated hispanics. educated african-americans. educated white people. educated people of all rac
jon huntsman could not get above 3% in the primary. >> he ran a lousy campaign. i mean, he's responsible in the end for not carrying that message forward. but you know what? more people other than erick erickson on the conservative blogosphere and conservative publication should have picked up that fact. he ran a lousy campaign early on. if he runs again, maybe he'll run a better campaign. but i think also, though, he didn't -- he was not sufficiently angry enough in this environment that...
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. >> jon huntsman name has been thrown around as well. jon huntsman. so yeah, but susan rice again, i think that obama is going to nominate her and it is rumored that john kerry might be secretary of defense. jon: we're going to leave it there. we'll see. it is the president's choice to make. >> that's right. jon: we'll see which choice he does make. thank you both, marjorie clifton, angela mcglowan. >> thank you. jenna: speaker boehner talking about this morning so far, met with treasury secretary tim geithner, all of this having to do with the fiscal crisis and what would happen. what will become of these negotiations between republicans and democrats. we'll take a listen to the speaker a little bit here before we go to break. you can watch the entire remarks by the way on foxnews.com. let's take a listen. >> -- and protect the middle class from the fiscal cliff. but without spending cuts an entitlement reforms it will be impossible to address our country's debt ace crisis and get our economy growing again and create jobs. right now all eyes are on t
. >> jon huntsman name has been thrown around as well. jon huntsman. so yeah, but susan rice again, i think that obama is going to nominate her and it is rumored that john kerry might be secretary of defense. jon: we're going to leave it there. we'll see. it is the president's choice to make. >> that's right. jon: we'll see which choice he does make. thank you both, marjorie clifton, angela mcglowan. >> thank you. jenna: speaker boehner talking about this morning so far, met...
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. >> reporter: on the campaign trail this year, only one republican presidential candidate, jon huntsman, dared to cross him. norquist has clout. he's called the most powerful unelected man in america today. but since the november election, his fortunes have changed. >> i will violate the pledge. >> a pledge you sign 20 years ago, 18 years ago, is for that congress. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. >> reporter: republicans in congress are jumping ship and supporting unspecified revenue hikes to help cut the deficit. and big businesses now resign to higher taxes. here is lloyd blankfine. >> we had to lift the marginal rate, i would do that. >> reporter: norquist's response. >> to be fair to everybody, some of the people had impure thoughts. no one has pulled the trigger and voted for a tax increase. >> reporter: norquist is clearly looking toward the 2014 midterm elections. but one high profile figure from the fix the debt movement believes that norquist's clout is clearly waning. >> i don't view this as some -- as the end of grover norquist. i don't think he suddenly zpe z disappears,
. >> reporter: on the campaign trail this year, only one republican presidential candidate, jon huntsman, dared to cross him. norquist has clout. he's called the most powerful unelected man in america today. but since the november election, his fortunes have changed. >> i will violate the pledge. >> a pledge you sign 20 years ago, 18 years ago, is for that congress. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. >> reporter: republicans in congress are jumping ship and...
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names mentioned included jon huntsman, chuck hagel and colin powell. . where would you put the percentages of likelihood on that? >> this is a place where you really need to have a very good relationship developed. this is a role where the secretary of state really speaks for the president when she or he is meet iing with world leaders and really has to represent the united states. there can't be any daylight between the state department and the white house. so i think the idea of putting someone who is bipartisan is one thing, but has to know where the president is. so i expect him to go with a democrat or someone who has served in his administration. >> ray lahood is indicated he doesn't plan to stick around. not usually a high position, but the president keeps talking about infrastructure. he's made this a major push for practical as well as economic reasons. possible contenders for that position? los angeles mayor, ed rendell, congressman steve latuorette of ohio. what's important in that decision? >> you mentioned infrastructure. that's a critical p
names mentioned included jon huntsman, chuck hagel and colin powell. . where would you put the percentages of likelihood on that? >> this is a place where you really need to have a very good relationship developed. this is a role where the secretary of state really speaks for the president when she or he is meet iing with world leaders and really has to represent the united states. there can't be any daylight between the state department and the white house. so i think the idea of putting...
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no moderates in the senate, maybe jon huntsman out there, couldn't take the mantel of being a moderate republican, jep bush, a few of them. they've got to assert control quickly. in terms of our left, the president has got to be strong. he's got to be strong. he's got to say, look, the mission is important here and the mission is to get this country back on track, to get our economy working again. and if that means we have to make some compromises to get the debt under control, reduce the deficit, we're going to have to do it and we're going to only do it by forming a coalition because the republicans control the house and we've got to understand that. so he's got to be able to deliver a strong message to our left and, by the way, all of us have to be on his side on that and there are going to be things that you're not going to like. if we're going to solve this debt crisis, i guarantee there will be things you don't like but you're going to have to say, i understand why the president is doing it. >> well, and we're watching as the president arrives in washington. air force one has lan
no moderates in the senate, maybe jon huntsman out there, couldn't take the mantel of being a moderate republican, jep bush, a few of them. they've got to assert control quickly. in terms of our left, the president has got to be strong. he's got to be strong. he's got to say, look, the mission is important here and the mission is to get this country back on track, to get our economy working again. and if that means we have to make some compromises to get the debt under control, reduce the...
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huntsman. >>> next, people in the other -- over 30 states have submitted petitions to the white house asking that their states be allowed to secede from the union on the heels of president obama's re-election. one petition from texas has 70,000 signatures. last week, by the way, texas gop official peter morrison wrote a column asking for a, quote, amicable divorce from what he called the maggots, his words, those who re-elected president obama. we'll hear -- well, how about the texas governor, rick perry, by the way, who said this on the issue of secession back in 2009. >> texas is a unique place. when we came in the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that. we got a great union. there's absolutely no reason to dissolve it, but if washington continues to thumb their nose at the american people, you know, who knows what may come out of that. >> first of all, that's not factually accurate. here's the statement from perry today. in a statement, governor perry believes in the greatness of our union, and nothing should be done to change i
huntsman. >>> next, people in the other -- over 30 states have submitted petitions to the white house asking that their states be allowed to secede from the union on the heels of president obama's re-election. one petition from texas has 70,000 signatures. last week, by the way, texas gop official peter morrison wrote a column asking for a, quote, amicable divorce from what he called the maggots, his words, those who re-elected president obama. we'll hear -- well, how about the texas...
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then there's one of mitt romney's republican primary rivals, jon huntsman, also now being torn apart by folks on the right for voicing his own critical comments about his party's process for choosing its nominee, this year. mr. huntsman this week told "the huffington post" quote, i looked on the debate stage and half were probably on fox contracts for half the year. you go out, write some books, get a radio gig or tv gig or something. and it's like, you say to yourself, the barriers of entry to this game are pretty damn low. on the fund-raising side of republican politics we have not heard hide nor hair from karl rove, basically since the election, since the election in which he spent $390 million conservative to elect mitt romney and a republican senate. that money is not coming back, and hey, maybe neither is karl rove. prepus is staying on as chairman but today mr. priebus got a leaked letter from one of those conservative media publicity hound guys telling mr. priebus unless the fiscal cliff negotiations in d.c. go the way they wants them to go, he will personally cut off the spi
then there's one of mitt romney's republican primary rivals, jon huntsman, also now being torn apart by folks on the right for voicing his own critical comments about his party's process for choosing its nominee, this year. mr. huntsman this week told "the huffington post" quote, i looked on the debate stage and half were probably on fox contracts for half the year. you go out, write some books, get a radio gig or tv gig or something. and it's like, you say to yourself, the barriers...
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jon huntsman says all is not lost for fellow republicans. >> businesses perform best when they're staring in the abyss, when the numbers are really bad. it tends to motivate and stimulate you. you take a fresh look at the world. for the republican party, this is a very important moment. >> let's bring in chris cofenis and john bradner. chris, similar talk about the democratic party in the '70s. is the level of trouble in the gop exaggerated? >> yes and know. after you lose an election, there's always going to be this, the party's in turmoil, the party's dead, kind of talk. where i think it's not and when you bear down and look at the numbers is demographically. they have a huge problem with hispanics, a big problem with women and young voters. the problem is not that they're not just talking to these key demographics in an effective way. their policies don't reflect what a lot of these dem grams believe and want. >> it seems like kathleen parker actually agrees with you. let me read from her column -- quote, marginize or banish those who in any way make african-americans, gays, single wom
jon huntsman says all is not lost for fellow republicans. >> businesses perform best when they're staring in the abyss, when the numbers are really bad. it tends to motivate and stimulate you. you take a fresh look at the world. for the republican party, this is a very important moment. >> let's bring in chris cofenis and john bradner. chris, similar talk about the democratic party in the '70s. is the level of trouble in the gop exaggerated? >> yes and know. after you lose an...
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. >> i agree with the chairman that was the beginning and end for jon huntsman but also in the long term, the beginning of the end for mitt romney. >> yes. >> how so? >> well, because he began to lock himself into a position of grover norquisting himself for the whole election. and that played into who he was as a businessman, that played into the 47%. >> it's today's politics like they used to say, you have to be the most segregationist guy in the south. somebody would always go to your right on that issue. >> you could say whatever an early primary season crowd clasp for furiously as happened in that individual will kill you in october 15th in ohio. >> let's -- >> that's what happened. >> i get thrilled sometimes thinking how great politics is. these moments you bring up. let's go back to the iowa caucus. iowa, another unique state in the caucuses. mitt romney's campaign and the super pack supporting him were in a mission to annihilate all competition with the ads. just bomb the hell out of the city. newt gingrich was the biggest threat, they destroyed him. here's a romney supporting a
. >> i agree with the chairman that was the beginning and end for jon huntsman but also in the long term, the beginning of the end for mitt romney. >> yes. >> how so? >> well, because he began to lock himself into a position of grover norquisting himself for the whole election. and that played into who he was as a businessman, that played into the 47%. >> it's today's politics like they used to say, you have to be the most segregationist guy in the south. somebody...
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>> you had people like michael steele and jon huntsman, jeb bu bush, even karl rove was saying we need to do more to appeal to latinos and other minorities, but they got sort of caught up in the election and thought they had no problems. they won in 2010 so they assume we have no trouble. in 2012 the election was more diverse again and the republicans had no way of dealing with that. it's really problematic. an election is a race to 50 points. it's difficult when you have basically said we're going to see you 13 points immediately. romney never made any attempt to appeal to african-americans at all, and i know the black vote is always very democratic but he made no attempt at all for 13% of voters. it's hard to win a game to 50 when you start out with a disvance. >> steve, in light of what perry just said, in addition to that nativism, there's something else republicans will have to part with because of this election, but he's not stepping down without a fight. let's take a listen. >> there's about 78 to 81 members of the democratic party who are members of the communist party. communi
>> you had people like michael steele and jon huntsman, jeb bu bush, even karl rove was saying we need to do more to appeal to latinos and other minorities, but they got sort of caught up in the election and thought they had no problems. they won in 2010 so they assume we have no trouble. in 2012 the election was more diverse again and the republicans had no way of dealing with that. it's really problematic. an election is a race to 50 points. it's difficult when you have basically said...
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ambassador to china and jon huntsman. we will show as much as we can until our live event at 8:30 eastern. [applause] >> thank you for that very kind introduction. i have a great honor of being a distinguished fellow here at brookings but i can tell with justice brier and with these distinguished legal experts appear there's nothing distinguished about me at all. today i come pretty much as a regular fellow as opposed to any kind of distinguished fellow. what we have ahead is a great presentation by some people you will find interesting, about development of the rule of law in china. i wanted to offer a few introductory comments on the china relationship in general. may i first thank john thornton for your vision and support for the center and parking than the leadership you provide. and an extraordinary scholar, and every utterance and every monogram you put out is red and scrutinized by everybody. i just know somebody on the chinese side who write about candidates who run for the presidency. i would like to find that pr
ambassador to china and jon huntsman. we will show as much as we can until our live event at 8:30 eastern. [applause] >> thank you for that very kind introduction. i have a great honor of being a distinguished fellow here at brookings but i can tell with justice brier and with these distinguished legal experts appear there's nothing distinguished about me at all. today i come pretty much as a regular fellow as opposed to any kind of distinguished fellow. what we have ahead is a great...
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there are some who say, you know, if jon huntsman had been the nominee, the moderate jon huntsm huntsman, he'd be in the oval office. we'll talk to his daughter abby huntsman about that. and move over politics, it's all about paulytics. that would be comedian pauly shore. he'll join us with his take on political humor. that's all ahead this morning at 7:00 a.m. >> always good to start your morning with some laughs. so thank you for that. >> yes, yes. >> all right, john? >> i just want to hear her say pauly more. >> like what? i'm from long island. i can do the whole thing. >> make it stop. the re-election celebration is over. now it's time to get back to business. later today, president obama will speak publicly from the white house for the first time since he accepted his second term. since his victory speech. the topic today is the economy. so i want to bring in richard socarides, a democratic analyst and former senior adviser to bill clinton, and ana navarrnav. a cnn contributor and republican strategist. we're going to hear from the president today on the economy. as he takes the pod
there are some who say, you know, if jon huntsman had been the nominee, the moderate jon huntsm huntsman, he'd be in the oval office. we'll talk to his daughter abby huntsman about that. and move over politics, it's all about paulytics. that would be comedian pauly shore. he'll join us with his take on political humor. that's all ahead this morning at 7:00 a.m. >> always good to start your morning with some laughs. so thank you for that. >> yes, yes. >> all right, john?...
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[talking over each other] >> we saw what jon huntsman day. >> he was pushing towards 3%. >> in basic, i think, going on in the republican party that is unhealthy for the country. trent lott is not comfortable, in that party. >> i don't know when i became an established moderate. [laughter] >> but you are an established moderate. [laughter] >> all right, let's open it up. i know there are a number of people here tonight who have decided to get engaged in this fight and way that ceos of large companies have not come in the past, mark, maybe i will put you on the spot. will you allow me to do that? you have your senator up here. i am proud of mark's involvement. when we send out. okay, to the most important parts of the ceo is the power to convene in the power to set the agenda. what we are talking about is getting president obama to convene the right people together and set the agenda, which includes when the agenda is done. so the andrews air force base example. can we get that done? quite frankly, what american businesses are doing, planning a contingency to hold back on capital expen
[talking over each other] >> we saw what jon huntsman day. >> he was pushing towards 3%. >> in basic, i think, going on in the republican party that is unhealthy for the country. trent lott is not comfortable, in that party. >> i don't know when i became an established moderate. [laughter] >> but you are an established moderate. [laughter] >> all right, let's open it up. i know there are a number of people here tonight who have decided to get engaged in this...
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we were honest about our concerns about jon huntsman. i think he would have been a tough general election candidate. as someone who helped manage his confirmation, he is a good guy. we looked at his profile and thought he would have been difficult. >> and you thought by bringing him inside, you would take him off the -- >> i thought he was a committed america and who would serve our country well. and he did. >> based on your knowledge of the country's mood, what of the candidates out there has the best chance of doing well in this coming cycled? >> that is their discussion. their party is going to go through a soul-searching. that is a normal thing. my party went through that in the past. it? >> they cannot continue to hemorrhage youth and latino votes. the future demographics of this country are changing that is going to make their math difficult if they cannot appeal populace. >> we have already had an interesting conversation about reaching hispanic voters. you feel like there is the degree to which they do not get it to? >> we will s
we were honest about our concerns about jon huntsman. i think he would have been a tough general election candidate. as someone who helped manage his confirmation, he is a good guy. we looked at his profile and thought he would have been difficult. >> and you thought by bringing him inside, you would take him off the -- >> i thought he was a committed america and who would serve our country well. and he did. >> based on your knowledge of the country's mood, what of the...
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he was the most moderate, maybe except for jon huntsman, he was the most moderate guy of the group. the most moderate guy won. and i think -- megyn: but the left is walking away from that today saying -- >> oh, of course. megyn: saying if romney couldn't do it, there's no way that a santorum could have done it. >> that is preposterous. i don't know santorum -- it's hard to say, right? but i do know that we see successful conservative governors changing the landscape of how their states operate. we have scott walker in wisconsin who beat back multimillion dollar push by the unions to survive that recall. we have john kasich in ohio who's had his ups and downs, but that state is humming along really well. megyn: what about the social issues? >> they didn't come into play. megyn: they're zeroing in on. >> those social issues did not come into play except to the democrats' advantage. why? because they could define mitt romney as a part of the war on women because why? mitt romney never really made the affirmative case to women. when was mitt romney making the case to female small busine
he was the most moderate, maybe except for jon huntsman, he was the most moderate guy of the group. the most moderate guy won. and i think -- megyn: but the left is walking away from that today saying -- >> oh, of course. megyn: saying if romney couldn't do it, there's no way that a santorum could have done it. >> that is preposterous. i don't know santorum -- it's hard to say, right? but i do know that we see successful conservative governors changing the landscape of how their...
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but jon huntsman, the one republican making any sense on this issue came out yesterday and said of course they didn't know all of the facts at the time when something like that is going on. you never do. he said it is the fog of war. >> of course. which of course is what tom -- tom ricks said. >> bill: on fox news. >> the small fire fight as he referred to it. of course you don't know. of course you don't know. that's what -- everybody has said. of course, you don't know all of the facts. that's what i don't understand about this. they've all said you don't know all of the facts. even susan rice said that on the day that we don't know all of the facts. the facts are unfolding so i still don't understand the obsession and if you want an obsession, why don't you make your obsession -- why is it that the dod didn't have enough military in place close enough to get there? why is it all of the military was seven hours away? i think that's a reasonable question. >> bill: that's a very legitimate question. why isn't our intelligence better? why wasn't it better in iraq, in afghanistan. and in li
but jon huntsman, the one republican making any sense on this issue came out yesterday and said of course they didn't know all of the facts at the time when something like that is going on. you never do. he said it is the fog of war. >> of course. which of course is what tom -- tom ricks said. >> bill: on fox news. >> the small fire fight as he referred to it. of course you don't know. of course you don't know. that's what -- everybody has said. of course, you don't know all...
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former presidential candidate ambassador jon huntsman is going to join us to explain all this. and the best part about this, abby huntsman, his daughter, is going to be on the panel. kind of like their first joint appearance. we're saying ever. we have to fact check that. but we're making history this morning. plus russell simmons bringing art to kids in urban areas. why he's so passion about this cause. and this is a picture everyone on the planet is talking about. the cop who warmed the hears of everyone who's seen this photo, he's going to join us. that and much more coming up on "starting point." it's like 15 minutes away. it's friday. what could be better? >> that is a sharpie, not a pen. thought i'd correct you. >> 44 minutes past the hour. people on the west coast bracing for the threat of flooding and mudslides. meteorologist rob marciano is keeping an eye on it and sharing the bad news. >> second pulse of several coming through right now. this is the highlight of the moisture pointing at san francisco. but it's from seattle to san diego from time to time. 80-mile-per-h
former presidential candidate ambassador jon huntsman is going to join us to explain all this. and the best part about this, abby huntsman, his daughter, is going to be on the panel. kind of like their first joint appearance. we're saying ever. we have to fact check that. but we're making history this morning. plus russell simmons bringing art to kids in urban areas. why he's so passion about this cause. and this is a picture everyone on the planet is talking about. the cop who warmed the hears...
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. >> i'm jon huntsman and i'm running. >> i'm running. >> i am running. >> for president. >> for the presidency. >> for president. >> for president. >> for president of the united states. >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> the 2012 presidential race is already intensifying. >> reffing up. fresh off her win in the iowa straw polls. >> don't look now but michele bachmann may be the legitimate front-runner. >> newly minted front-runner rick perry. >> rick santorum now leads the national polls. >> newt gingrich surges to the top of the gop field. >> campaign in full throttle mode. >> on the attack, the gloves come off and the candidates come out swinging. >> can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney. >> rick, again. >> i'm speaking, i'm speaking. >> contentious gop presidential debate. >> she says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take some time to respond to that. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >> 10,000 bucks. >> i'm not in the betting business. >> okay. >> my 999 plan is a bol
. >> i'm jon huntsman and i'm running. >> i'm running. >> i am running. >> for president. >> for the presidency. >> for president. >> for president. >> for president of the united states. >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> the 2012 presidential race is already intensifying. >> reffing up. fresh off her win in the iowa straw polls. >> don't look now but michele bachmann may be the legitimate front-runner....